Effect of lifestyle on blood pressure in patients under antihypertensive medication: an analysis from the Portuguese Health Examination Survey

• Published in: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
• Main Authors: Salvador, Mário Rui, Gonçalves, Susana Cunha, Romana, Guilherme Quinaz, Nunes, Baltazar, Kislaya, Irina, Matias Dias, Carlos, Rodrigues, Ana Paula
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier España/ociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia 2020
• Subjects: Physical Activity; Blood Pressure; Alcohol; Smoking; Diet; Portuguese Health Examination Survey; INSEF; Pressão Arterial; Dieta; Atividade Física; Tabaco; Álcool; Inquérito Nacional de Saúde com Exame Físico; Determinantes da Saúde e da Doença; Portugal; Norway; Sob’; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7109; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2018.12.006

Introduction and Objectives: Hypertension is one of the main risk factors for disability and death from cardiovascular disease. Current guidelines include initiatives to control blood pressure in hypertensive patients that focus on lifestyle changes. The main objective of this study was to analyze t...